Safety razor



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SAFETY RAZOR Filed July 18, 1946 uwzzvro/r Henry 47/7/21 n-rromvsy razor with one handwith the guard member 23 uppermost as shown in Fig. 5, places a thumb or finger on the lug 20, retracts the member 22 relative to the member I2, inserts the blade 25 with the other hand and releases the lug 20 to allow the members 22 and I2 to clamp the blade. In inserting the blade 25 said blade is held between a thumb and a finger, which are pressed against opposite ends of the blade, and there is very little danger of cutting the hands on the blade. To remove a blade the razor is turned with the guard member 23 downward, the member 22 is retracted from the member l2 and the blade is allowed to drop out or is shaken or jarred out of the razor.

Obviously changes in this razor may be made within the scope and spirit of the following claims.

I claim:

1; A safety razor comprising a handle; a relatively wide flat head part rigid with one end portion of said handle; a blade support rigid with said head part and extending sidewise therefrom; downwardly and inwardly extending side lugs provided on the lateral edges of said head part; a flat plate member positioned against the inner side of said head part and supported by said side lugs for longitudinal movement relative to said head part and said blade support; a blade clamping member rigid with the forward end portion of said plate member and extending sidewise therefrom parallel to said blade support; a rearwardly extending blade guard carried by said blade clamping member; and spring means urging said blade clamping member toward said blade support, whereby a razor blade can be clamped between said blade clamping member and said blade support.

2. A safety razor comprising a tubular handle; a relatively wide flat head part rigid with one end portion of said handle; a blade support rigid with said head part and extending sidewise therefrom; a fiat plate member positioned against the under side of said head part and supported for longitudinal movement relative to said head part and said blade support; a blade clamping member rigid with the forward end portion of said plate member and extending sidewise therefrom in parallel relation to said blade support; a rearwardly extending blade guard carried by said blade clamping member; a shank on said plate member extending into said tubular handle; and a compression spring in said tubular handle exerting a yielding pressure on said shank.

3 A safety razor comprising a tubular handle;

a relatively wide fiat head part rigid with one end portion of said handle; a blade support rigid shank to yieldingly urge said blade clamping member against said bladesupport; and a thumb a fiat plate member positioned,

4 piece on said shank whereby said blade clamping member may be retracted against the pressure of said spring. a

4. A safety razor comprising a handle; a relatively wide fiat head part rigid with one end portion of said handle; a blade support rigid with said head part and extending sidewise therefrom; a transverse blade clearance slot provided at the junction of said head part and said blade support, said slot terminating a short distance from the edges of said head part and said blade support to thereby leave relatively narrow pieces of material that connect the head part and the blade support and thatform blade stop members positioned to engage with the corner portions of a razor blade; a fiat plate member positioned against the inner side of said head part and supported for longitudinal movement relative to said head part and said blade support; a blade clamping member rigid with the forward end portion of said plate member and extending sidewise therefrom in parallel relation to said blade support; a rearwardly extending blade guard carried by said blade clamping member; and spring means urging said blade clamping member toward said 7 blade support to thereby clamp a razor blade therebetween.

5. A safety razor comprising a tubular handle; a relatively wide flat head part carried by one end portion of said handle; a bladesupport integral with said head part and extending sidewise therefrom; a transverse blade clearance slot provided at the junction'of said head part and said blade support, said slot terminating a short distance from the respective lateral edges of the head part and blade support to leave relatively narrow pieces of material that connect the head part and the blade support and that form blade stop members positioned to engage with the corners of a blade; downwardly and inwardly extending side lugs provided on the lateral edges of said head part; a flat plate member positioned against the inner side of said head part and supported by said side lugs for longitudinal movement relative to said head part and said blade support; a shank on said plate member extending into said handle; a compression spring in said handle yieldingly urging said shank and said plate member outwardly; a blade clamping member integral with the forward end portion of said plate member and extending sidewise therefrom and disposed substantially parallel with said blade support for cooperation therewith to clamp a blade, said blade clamping member having a lather discharge opening therein; a thumb piece on said shank whereby said blade clamping member may be retracted against the pressure of said spring; and a rearwardly and upwardly curved blade guard carried by said blade clamping member.

HENRY MILLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the fileof this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,065,748 Rodrigues Dec. 29, 1936 2,115,792, Steinmetz et :11, g May 3, 1938 

